Myanmar: Mass Protest Held Against Mon State Coal Plant Proposal

May 5, 2015 | Yen Snaing, The Irrawaddy
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An estimated 5000 people from villages across Ye Township gathered in Inn Din village on Tuesday morning to protest the Union government’s plan to build a coal-fired power plant in Mon State. Garbed in traditional longyi and white shirts, demonstrators against the Thai-backed coal plant gathered at a field in the middle of the village, brandishing placards which declared the proposal to be against the wishes of the local population.